Pioppino Liquid Culture (LC)

Agrocybe aegerita

Fast-growing Pioppino liquid culture, produced for inoculating sterilised grain spawn and suitable mushroom-growing substrates.

Pioppino, also known as Swordbelt or Black Poplar Mushroom, is a wood-loving gourmet mushroom prized for its distinctive appearance, firm texture and rich, savoury flavour. It produces clusters of brown-capped mushrooms with pale stems and is particularly well suited to cooler fruiting conditions.

Common Name: Pioppino / Swordbelt / Black Poplar Mushroom
Species: Agrocybe aegerita
Culture Type: Liquid Culture (LC)
Available Sizes: 10mL and 20mL syringes

Recommended Substrates

Pioppino is a wood-loving species and performs well on supplemented hardwood substrates.

• Master’s Mix
• Hardwood sawdust with bran
• Supplemented hardwood sawdust
• Sterilised hardwood-based grow blocks
• Hardwood logs

Growing Parameters

Incubation Temperature: 22–24°C
Fruiting Temperature: 10–18°C
Humidity: 85%+
CO₂: Low CO₂ with good fresh air exchange
Fruiting Orientation: Top fruiting recommended

Pioppino prefers cooler conditions for fruiting and can be a good choice for autumn and winter cultivation.

Storage

Store refrigerated at 2–4°C.

Do not freeze.

For best results, use fresh and avoid prolonged storage. Gently mix before use to distribute the culture throughout the liquid.

Suitable For

✔ Home growers
✔ Hobby cultivators
✔ Commercial mushroom production
✔ Grain spawn production
✔ Hardwood fruiting blocks
✔ Cooler-weather cultivation

Freshly produced and tested in small batches by Melbourne Mushroom Emporium.

Available in 10mL and 20mL syringes.